The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-31
What Women are Doing.

INTERESTING NOTES ABOUT THE SEX
HERE, THERE AND EVERY
WHERE.
In Milwaukee county, Wisconsin,
1900 women pay taxes on 81, 500, 900.
Th" -"mber of women employed as
pens fcials in England is stated to
be S
IL ; ted that at the present time
nearly 800 women are employed in the
permanent establishment of the British
poStOflice.
Miss Ethel Dickens, granddaughter
of Charles Dickens, has started type
writing Office for the copying of parts
and prompt books.
In the new university of California,
built By Leland Stanford, women are
to share the benefits Of every depart
ment equally with men.
The ex-Empress Eugene, who is
staying at Naples, has addressed letter
to the Syndic asking leave to attend the
wounded soldiers from Saatl.
Miss Hewitt, daughter of Mayor
Hewitt Of New York, is said to have
introduced the fashion among girls OF
having mastiffs and other large dogs as
pets.
In the CurZon street offices of the
London and Northwestern railroad
company about twenty female clerks are
employed. .'Fhey are said to give every
satisfaction.
Missionary work seems popular now
among educated young women. Eight
Wellesley college students recently
signifed their preference for this field
Of usefulness.
Nine. Di Cesnola is receiving much
encouragement in her scheme to sup
port and educate the Italian orphan
girls, and especially to make good house
servants of them. There are 10000
Italian immigrants in New York city.
Nine. Provost-P ousin, who obtained
the first prize in comedy at the Paris
Conservative in 1860, has left sum of
money TO this institution to found an
annual prize. The prize, which will be
called PriX Pousin, is to be awarded to
the most deserving female student of
defamation.
A marriage of millions occurred re-
Gently at Los Angeles, Cal, when c. J..
Griffith was united to Miss Mary Agnes
Christina Mesger. The bride has 81, :
100000 in her own right, while the
groom wealth is estimated at 5, 200, 900
in land and mines. She is 20 years old
and speaks four languages, while he is
"a. Their wedding journey will include
a tour of Europe.
The queen Of the Belgians has had a
telephone of great power constructed
between the palace at Brussels and the
Paris opera house, also between the
palace and the Brussels opera. Her
majesty is an enthusiastic musician,
and fine player on the harp. Once
every fortnight NJ. Hasselman, the dis
tinguished French artist. comes from
Paris to Brussels expressly to give the
queen lesson.
Miss Marie Louise Reques, young
lady of MOrlaix, has received the de-
gree of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., with the
qualification good" from the faculty
of literature at Rennes. This seems a
strange item of news to come from con-
servative Brittany, a province which we
associate chiefly with Bertrand du Cues
elm, Iseult Of the White Hand, and all
manner of old knight legends and quaint
superstitiOns.
The Russian empress leads an active
and simple life. She rises early, and
walks great deal goes to bed late,
reads enormously, and, although she
loves dress and dancing passionately,
she busies herself at the proper times
with works of charity, which she gen.
erously patronizes. During the holt
days sue does not change her habits eX-
cept by the distribution of aims and
long sessions at church, which are more
frequent than usual.
Queen Margaret of Italy has literary
tastes, and, following in the steps of
Queen Elizabeth of 3oumania, has pub
lished several of her works, which.
however, have not met with the same
success as the writings of Carmen
Sylvia" Not long ago it was rumored
III Italy that a new volume of "Ad-
ventures by the queen was IN the
press. AT a recent court ball the
French ambassador expressed his re-
greet and that of the public at the nom
appearance of the promised novel.
believe me-" said the queen. "your
regret would have been far greater had
the novel appeared" and continued to
tell the ambassador that not long ago
she had sent her Ms. under an assumed
name To one of the best Roman periodi-
calls, and how it had been returned to
her with the one ominous word, "Cesti-
nato' (Iejected). "Since then" con-
tinued the queen with a smile, Il am
content with one crown, and shall no
more strive after that of the author"